The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-02
THE UNION PACIFIC INQUIRY.
Editor Rosewater Again Testifes, and Gets in
His Work on the United States Marshal.

OMAHA. Neb., July L-Before the Pacific
railway investigation commission. to-day, Ed
ward Rosewater. editor of the Omaha Bee, testi-
fed that it has been for years. the practice OF
the United States marshal of Nebraska and his
deputies to travel on free passes over the Union
Pacific railroad and to charge the government
ten cents mile for every mile so travelled
Commissioner Litter asked he witness if he
did not know that the marshal had to swear to
his accounts when rendered, and that he had to
swear that parts of the trips charged for were
made BIZ free pass
The witness did not know how that was, but
he knew that passes were used. He had himself
seen a deputy United States marshal travelling
on such a pass, from whom he learned that the
deputy has to share with the marshal for the
travelling fees allowed by the government for
just such trips The court officers gen
have always shown great subserviency
to the railroad power. He produced a copy of
the election telegram alluded to in the testimo-
ny given some days ago before the commission.
The telegram is from the general attorney OF
the Union Pacific company, to its general man
ager and 6ssistant general manager, and reads
~ OMAHA. Oct. 49, 1873.
To S. Fl. H. Clark or I. L. Kmball, Denver
The vote of the shops viii probably decide the
% and 1t IS iald that 1t WI 60 nad St
than any sheriff ever had. Can't you give him
this votes l think you should, if possible If you
agree instruct the proper parties to give him the vote
A. j. APPLETON.
Mr.. Appleton explained that his course in
sending the telegram had been dictated by the
fact that passengers Of the Union Pacific COM
panys trains had been perslstently robbed by
three-card monte men. and the man Grebe. re-
ferred to in the dispatch, the only man
found able to handle the gamblers.
Peter A. Dey, one of the railroad commission
ers of the Union Pacific road, in answer to
question by Governor Pattison testified that the
promoters of the Union Pacific employed him, in
1862, to survey and estimate the cost of the
900 a mile for the first hundred
miles. He was directed from headquarters
TO increase the amount to $50. 0GO, SO as to make
it appear that the road was expensive one to
build. From his declination to comply with
this demand. his resignation came about He
believed the entire road could now be paralleled
for S25, 900 mile. A number of other witnesses
were examined, without eliciting anything of
material importance
letter was received from Guy c. Barton,
president of the Omaha and Grant Smelling and
Refining Company of Omaha, in compliance
with request of the commissioners,
showing that the total amount of
bates and overcharges paid to that
company by the Union Pacific from Sept. 1.
1863, TO April 1. 1887, 1910, 112 and chat the
total amount of dividends paid to Fred l.. Ames
and Sydney Dillon from the smelling company
during the same period was $50, 500 each.
This closed the sessions of the commission at
Omaha Its members made inspection of
the Union Pacific road and branches, TO
tain the relations of the road to the communities
through which it passes.